The Portland Timbers Gazette
Squad20 Nov 2028
Tempers go at Portland Timbers
Alexander Aravena was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
The manager has not finished forgetting Agustín San Juan's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
No hiding place for John McCarthy
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to John McCarthy, and the manager let it.
Market20 Nov 2028
The Kevin Kelsy question follows Portland Timbers around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Kevin Kelsy’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
A door opens for Alexander Aravena
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Ian Smith asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad Agustín San Juan has settled at Portland Timbers
- Squad Kevin Kelsy is the talk of the training ground
- Squad Tyler Howard is out on the grass again